Child Welfare Services Case Manager 1 - Multiple Positions

The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) is hiring Child Welfare Services Case Manager 1 roles to support vulnerable children and families. The role focuses on investigating screened-in child maltreatment reports and providing comprehensive case management to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being.

• Initiate timely face-to-face responses to screened-in reports of alleged child maltreatment and conduct safety-focused assessments.
• Develop and implement immediate safety plans to address identified safety concerns.
• Conduct diligent search efforts to locate children/families when unable to make contact.
• Implement Solution Based Casework (SBC).
• Partner with children and parents to develop and use the Family Functioning Agreement, Action Plan, and Family Plan to achieve outcomes.
• Create genograms to identify and leverage family support networks.
• Collaborate with community partners to build systems of support for children and families.
• Maintain appropriate frequency and quality of visits to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being.
• Identify and help address children’s, parents’, and foster parents’ physical, educational, and behavioral/mental health needs.
• Establish permanency goals and work toward timely permanency consistent with the Adoptions and Safe Families Act.
• Support placement stability and ensure placements are in the best interests of the child and aligned with permanency goals.
• Work to place siblings together in foster care unless separation is necessary to meet a child’s needs.
• Maintain children’s connections to neighborhood, community, faith, extended family, tribe, school, and friends.
• Promote and support positive relationships between children in care and biological parents/caretakers beyond visitation when appropriate.
• Document case management activities within policy time frames.
• Use a privately owned vehicle for work-related travel and duties, including transportation of children.
• Serve on after-hours on-call duty as assigned.
• Participate in ongoing learning and professional development.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

• Reliable transportation, proof of auto insurance, a valid state-issued driver’s license, and an acceptable driving history record.

• Ability to pass standard agency testing protocol for the position.

• May be subject to pre-employment drug screening, education verification, reference checks, motor vehicle records check, and criminal background check.

• Location: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia (employees may be called into the office as needed even if teleworking temporarily).

• Flexible work schedule; telework opportunities may be available depending on position.

• Shift differential supplemental pay offered for 2nd, 3rd, and weekend shifts.

• Benefits include employee retirement plan, 401(k) and 457 plans, 13 paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, medical/dental/vision, long/short-term care, life insurance, and employee discount programs.

• May be required to assist with emergency responsibilities of the department as a condition of employment.

• Position has a designated special entry salary that is non-negotiable.